Agenda: 8-31 & 9-1-11 *World map TEST –Fri. *Mts. Wksht due Fri. Focus 8-31 & 9-1-11 World Practice-Test. Type your answers the best you can. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. a. b. c. d. e. f. Supplies: *Deserts HOMEWORK *map pencils *RED grading pen *pen or pencil
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Agenda: 8-31 & 9-1-11 *World map TEST –Fri. *Mts. Wksht due Fri.
Agenda: 8-31 & 9-1-11 *World map TEST –Fri. *Mts. Wksht due Fri. Supplies : *Deserts HOMEWORK *map pencils *RED grading pen *pen or pencil. Focus 8-31 & 9-1-11 World Practice-Test. Type your answers the best you can. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. a. b. c. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Agenda: 8-31 & 9-1-11*World map TEST –Fri. *Mts. Wksht due Fri.Focus 8-31 & 9-1-11World Practice-Test. Type your answers the best you can. 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.a.b.c.d.e.f.
Supplies: *Deserts HOMEWORK
*map pencils *RED grading pen
*pen or pencil
This ecoregion may be the most biologically diverse desert in the world. It contains over 250 species of butterflies, 100 mammals, 250 birds, 100
reptiles, 20 amphibian, and 100 cacti.*
• Of the four, the Chihuahuan Desert (which occupies 220,000 sq. miles) is the largest in North America!
One of the first images taken at the Viking 2 landing site on Mars shows the pink sky over Utopia and the desert pavement on the ground (courtesy of NASA)
Desert Pavement
Mojave Desert
Because it is so close to the ocean, the Sonoran Desert receives more rain than any other desert, about 10 to 14 inches (25 to 35 centimeters) a year. This precipitation allows cacti like this saguaro to grow extremely large
Sonoran Desert
Within hours of a rain, the Saguaro cactus will be spreading new rootlets to harvest the drops. The plants' accordion-like structure lets them swell with extra liquid, as a Gila monster's extra-large bladder is designed to do, while it packs away food reserves in its expandable tail.
Gilas can drink enough in one day to boost their body weight 20 percent. Just like that, they'll go from looking awful to looking great.
http://www.cln.org/themes/drylands.htmllots of good websites with info on deserts
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/threatened-deserts/This is a link to photos of threats to Desert areas.
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/desert-landscapes/This is a link to cool desert photos
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/desert-wildlife/#/military-sand-dragon_293_600x450.jpgThis is a link to photos of desert animals.
Geography of the Ural Mountains The Ural Mountains a rugged range that extend from the northern border of Kazakhstan to the Arctic Ocean with a range of 2,500km. Notorious for dense forests and rich soils, quite a few minerals can be found here including gemstones such as topaz and beryl. The Ural region also is rich in chromium, copper, zinc, platinum, silver and gold.
Geologically the Urals are worn down stumps from an ancient mountain range
The HimalayasThe Himalayas are the world’s tallest mountains, towering more than five miles above sea level. Himalaya means “home of snow” because the tallest peaks of the Himalayas are always capped with snow.
Mt. EverestClick this for a 360 view from top of Mt. Everest!!
Click here for a photo gallery of pictures of Mt. Everest
Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa and the world’s highest free-standing mountain at 19,340. It lies 205 miles south of the equator and stands on Tanzania’s northern border with Kenya.
The Caucasus Mountains
Mt. Elbrus is another one of the 7 summits of the world and stands at 18,510 feet.
The Caucasus Mountains are a mountain system in Eurasia between the Black and the Caspian sea in the Caucasus region.
View of the Caucasus Mountains in Svaneti, Georgia
Mt. AconcaguaMount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in both the Western and Southern hemispheres, in fact, in the world
outside of the Himalayas! Standing at 6,962 meters (22,841 feet) Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America thus one of the Seven Summits, the highest peak on each of the seven continents.